San Jose, Malaybalay

San Jose
Sinakuruwan
San Jose, Malaybalay is located in Mindanao mainland
San Jose, Malaybalay
San Jose, Malaybalay
Map of Mindanao showing the location of San Jose, Malaybalay
San Jose, Malaybalay is located in Philippines
San Jose, Malaybalay
San Jose, Malaybalay
San Jose, Malaybalay (Philippines)
Coordinates: 8°6′13″N 125°7′42.4″E / 8.10361°N 125.128444°E / 8.10361; 125.128444
CountryPhilippines
ProvinceBukidnon
CityMalaybalay
DistrictSouth Highway District
BarangayhoodDecember 9, 1972
Government
 • TypeBarangay Council
 • BodySangguniang Barangay
 • ChairmanBebina M. Kee
Area
 • Total25.43 km2 (9.82 sq mi)
Elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,213
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
PSGC101312059
IRA (2020)Php 6,463,352[1]

San Jose (Binukid: Sinakuruwan) is an urban[2] barangay in the South Highway District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,856.[3][4] It is located 6 kilometres south of the city proper and bounded to the north by Casisang, to the east by Can-ayan, to the south by Laguitas and Linabo, and to the west by Magsaysay.[5] San Jose is divided by the Sawaga River into a billowy plain to the west and a hilly and rugged east. It is politically subdivided into fifteen purok. Sitios under its jurisdiction include Santo Niño, Mabuhay, and Panamucan. Santo Niño is located to the west, bordering Barangay Magsaysay. Mabuhay is located along the Sawaga. Panamucan is located to the east on the Paiwaig River. Economy is mainly driven by agriculture, but commerce and industry are growing as a result of the urbanization of Malaybalay. There are many infrastructure, land development and housing projects, including a water reservoir[6] and a diversion road by-passing the city proper and leading into Dalwangan.[7]

There are three public elementary schools and one secondary school in San Jose administered by the Department of Education, Division of Malaybalay City. San Jose Elementary School, Mabuhay Elementary School, and Panamucan Elementary School is administered under District V. The secondary school, Malaybalay City National High School, is administered under District VI.[8]

San Jose is notable for the Abbey of the Transfiguration (formerly, the Monastery of the Transfiguration) of the Benedictine monks.[9] It is a popular destination among pilgrims during the Holy Week. It was erected in 1983 and designed by the architect Leandro Locsin[10]

San Jose was originally called Sinakuruwan.,[5] which in Binukid approximately means a source of water that can be stored in a sakuru. A sakuru is a water container made from a section of a bamboo stem.[11] It was hispanicized into Cenacorohan. Sinakuruwan was then a sitio of Laguitas. In 1970, Cipriano Tulang, a kagawad of Laguitas, passed a resolution requesting the municipal government of Malaybalay to separate Sinakuruwan from Laguitas. In December 9, 1972, it was officially converted into a regular barangay and was named San Jose after the patron saint of the village[5]

  1. ^ "CY 2020 Monthly internal revenue allotment for barangays, Region X, Bukidnon". Department of Budget and Management.
  2. ^ "Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) | Philippine Statistics Authority". psa.gov.ph. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay". Philippine Statistics Authority.
  4. ^ "San Jose, Malaybalay, Bukidnon Profile – PhilAtlas". www.philatlas.com. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "SAN JOSE – THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF MALAYBALAY". Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "San Jose Ground Reservoir Project to help boost water supply – MCWD – Water is Life, Save It". Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Infrastructures & Utilities – THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF MALAYBALAY". Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Division of Malaybalay City Map". DepED, Division of Malaybalay City. October 20, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Website of City Government of Malaybalay". January 7, 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  10. ^ News, Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN. "Monastery of the Transfiguration: A place for reflection in Bukidnon". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 14, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Binukid dictionary. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines. 1992. ISBN 971-10-5923-1. OCLC 29526989.